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WORLD FENCE NEWS • DECEMBER 2013 • 2. In the case of arterial streets, the vision triangle shall be increased to 100 feet. 3. Residential fences are permitted on the property lines but shall not exceed a height of six feet in the side, rear and street yards. 4. Residential fences are permitted in the street yard but may not be closer than two feet from any right-of-way, and shall meet the vision triangle requirements. Corner lots shall have two street yards. 5. Fences shall not exceed a height of four feet in the shoreyard and shall not be located on the shoreline. Fences in the shoreyard shall not create a barrier to wildlife movement. Jefferson City, Missouri Fence regulations in all zoning districts: A permit is required for all fence installations. Fences must be constructed in a workmanship-like manner. Fences are not allowed on city right-of-way. Horizontal and vertical support posts are to be inside of the fence area or otherwise hidden from both the neighbor's and general public's view. Fences with a shadowbox design shall be considered to hide support posts. No more than two different types of fencing material (wood and chain link or two types of wood) are permitted. No fence shall be made of, in whole or in part, cloth, canvas or other like material. Property owners shall be responsible for the maintenance of the fencing on their property, and for removal of any fence if it becomes unsightly or a menace to public safety, health or welfare. Fences shall be maintained in an upright condition. Missing boards, pickets or posts shall be replaced with material of the same type and quality. Fences designed for painting or similar surface finishes shall be maintained in their original condition as designed. All exposed steel, except galvanized metal fences, shall have a colored finished coat applied to them and shall be preserved against rust and corrosion. Fencing around tennis courts and other recreational amenities shall comply in all other respects with the terms of this section. Fences for pools shall meet the requirements of this section as well as other city regulations. The Dodge Report September construction climbs 13 percent NEW YORK, N.Y. — New construction starts in September advanced 13% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $556.0 billion, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. Nonresidential building bounced back after losing momentum in August, and the nonbuilding construction sector was lifted by the start of several large power plants, which ran counter to the sharply downward trend for electric utilities that's been present during 2013. For the first nine months of 2013, total construction starts on an unadjusted basis were reported at $379.3 billion, up 2% from the same period a year ago. If electric utilities are excluded from the year-to-date statistics, total construction starts in the first nine months of 2013 would be up 11%. The September data raised the Dodge Index to 118 (2000=100), up from 104 in August and the highest reading for the Index so far in 2013. From January through August this year, the Index had hovered within the fairly narrow range of 98 to 107. "The overall level of construction activity will be affected by the presence of large projects in any one given month, and that was certainly the case in September," stated Robert A. Murray, vice-president of economic affairs for McGraw Hill Construction. "While the extent of September's gain overstates the current health of construction, the latest month did provide positive news for nonresidential building which continued the up-anddown pattern that's occurred during 2013. The September gain for nonresidential building reflected the manufacturing plant category posting a strong increase, commercial building staying close to its recently improved pace, and several institutional structure types rising from previously weak levels. "After the downward trend that's been underway from 2009 through the first half of 2013, the institutional building sector may now be starting to stabilize, which is necessary for total nonresidential building to register growth," he said. "At the same time, the recent Congressional impasse over federal appropriations for fiscal 2014 and raising the debt ceiling only adds to the sense of uncertainty, which hampers renewed expansion for nonresidential building going forward." continued on next page 63